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Babić 1969a

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ID 1663
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Case Study Byzantino-Serbian Border Zones in Transition (1282–1355) , Historical Region of Macedonia TIB 16 , The Process of Byzantinization in the Central Balkans (Late 10th – Mid-13th Century)

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Boško Babić, Pokušaj utvrdjivanja mesta i granica panigirišta Prilepa druge četvrtine XIV veka, in: Starinar N. S. 20 (1969) 1-10.

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Name Class Begin End Relation Type Description
Arsenь Andronikь Person Mentioned in the second and third charter (1343/1345) of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery of Treskavec. His property is mentioned in the boundary description of the Kovačevь’s courtyard (tako i sь Kovačevěmь dvorištemь blizь Andronika Arseně), the Saint Theodor’s metochion (Metohь u Prilěpě Svety Theōdori sь vsěmi pravinami; počinae megja ōtь Barove Crьkve... putemь na Vračevьcь do Elimske kukje i do megje Arseneve) and the fair (Panigirište, počьnь ōtь Dola Evrěiska svěne dvorišta Arseneva, do dvora Petralětova i do urvišta Svetye Varvary).
Misinopolit, children Group King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan confirmed and donated in the first charter issued for the Monastery of Treskavec the Metochion (and Church) of St. Demetrius in the lower town of Prilep, which was given to the monastery by the children of Misinopolites, with its fields, vineyards and watermills as well as with its fair to the same monastery (Metohь Svetii Dimitrїe u Prilěpě, što priložihu Misinopolitova dětьca, sь nivijemь i sь vinogradi i sь voděnicami i sь Kučьkověne selištemь i sь panagiromь i sь vьseju pravinoju togo). This means that the children of Misinopolites inherited the Metochion of St. Demetrius with its possessions and the settlement site or abandoned village (selište) of Kučьkověne from their father and donated it most probably to the Monastery of Treskavac after the Serbian conquest of Prilep. In the year 1343/44 King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan confirmed the donation of the Metochion of St. Demetrius in the town of Prilep with the fair, vineyards and the watermill to the Monastery of Treskavac (Vь gradě motohь Svetyi Dimitrie Misinopolitivь panagirь zadušnica Misinopolitovihь dětei sь nivijemь, sь vinogrady, sь voděnicijemь, sь vsěmi pravinami and Selište Kučkověne sь nivijemь, sь voděnicijemь, sь vinogrady, sь vsěmi pravinami).The second charter points to the fact that the annual fair, which was held in eternal memory of Misinopolites on behalf of his children (panagirь zadušnica Misinopolitovihь dětei) near to the Metochion of St. Demetrius in Varoš, bore the name of Misinopolites.
Misinopolites (Demetrios) Person Mentioned in the first (1334/1336), second and third charter (1343/1345) of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery of Treskavec. At his disposal was a nearly 9 hectare large estate, which lay – according to the context of the charter – in the vicinity of the estates of the Byzantine emperor and was sold by Misinopolites to the Monastery of Treskavec at an unknown date (kupenica ōtь Misinopolita u carevě zevьgelatii, kьblomь .r.). He was the donor of the Church of St. Demetrius in the east of the medieval lower town of Prilep (today Varoš). He sponsored the renovation and the painted decoration of this church. It is uncertain, whether the preserved portrait of the donor in the church itself and the donor inscription [δέ(ησις) τοῦ δού[λου] τοῦ θ(εο)ῦ Δημητρίου τοῦ Μησηνοπολήτου καὶ κτήτορ(ος) τοῦ ναοῦ] in the southern aisle of the western part of the church attest the Misinopolites or his son.
Petralětь Person Mentioned in the third charter (1343/1345) of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Monastery of Treskavec. His courtyard is attested in the boundary description of the fair in Prilep, which was bestowed to the Treskavec Monastery by the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (Panigirište, počьnь ōtь Dola Evrěiska svěne dvorišta Arseneva, do dvora Petralětova i do urvišta Svetye Varvary).
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Prilep, Church of Saint Nicholas Place Description The Church of St. Nicholas is located in the medieval lower town of Prilep (today Varoš). It is situated a few hundred meters away from the medieval marketplace, at the foot of the medieval fortress known as the "Markovi kuli." It is a small single-aisled building with an externally three-sided apse. The lower part of the building is constructed with roughly cut stone, including spolia, while the upper part is built of stone and brick. The significant differences in construction and treatment between the lower and upper parts of the facades are the result of two construction phases. The frescoes inside the Church of St. Nicholas consist of two stylistically different parts, found in the altar apse and the nave. The dedicatory inscription above the southern doors of the church reveals that the frescoes in the nave were commissioned by Vego Kapza and his wife Maria in 1298. Architecture The first phase of construction: The high stone base belongs to the first construction phase of the Church of St. Nicholas (2.6m), made of rough-hewn stone of various dimensions and several rectangular marble blocks used as spolia. These are the remains of a small single-aisled church, built with rough stone. Parallels: In the older layer of the building, there are no stylistic or any other elements that could clearly indicate the construction period. The simplicity of their plan and the construction material suggest that they were built by local craftsmen. Similarities have been observed with objects of domestic architecture from the second half of the 12th century, whose remains have been found in the area of the present-day settlement of Varoš. Dating: end of the 12th century The second phase of construction: The upper part of the church, set on a high stone base, corresponds to the second construction phase. The predominant characteristic of the interior space is the dominance of height over the length of the church. The facade surfaces are entirely covered with ceramic plastic decoration. The quality of the exterior is emphasized by continuous horizontal bands made of various brick motifs, representing a distinctive feature of late Byzantine, and particularly Epirote architecture. Parallels: St. John Kaneo in Ohrid; the Church of the Theotokos Peribleptos in Ohrid; the Church of Christ the Savior in Borje, near Korcha (Koresha), Albania; Panagia (the Panagia Kyriotissa and Ag. Theodoroi) in Preventza, Greece; Ag. Vassileios stin Gefyra in Arta, the Narthex of the Church of Ag. Theodora in Arta. Dating: ca. 1285-1295 Painted Decoration The first fresco unit: consists of frescoes in the altar apse and the lunette of the western facade. A conservative artistic approach was applied, based on expressive means inherited from the Comnenian art, but adapted in a provincial spirit of the second half of the 13th century. Parallels: St. John Kaneo in Ohrid; the Church of St. Nicholas in the village of Manastir in Mariovo; the Church of St. Demetrios in Prilep; the Church of St. George Omorphoklisias near Kastoria Dating: third quarter of the 13th century, or 1298 The second fresco unit: consists of frescoes in the naos. The work of the two painters has been assessed as a fusion of old and new concepts during the stylistically transitional period of the late 13th century. Parallels: Virgin Mavriotissa in Kastoria; Vlacherna monastery in Arta; The Church of Archangel Michael in Kostaniani near Ioannina; the Church of Taxiarches in Kostaniani near Ioannina; Ag. Demetrios Katsouris in Plissioi near Arta. Dating: 1298
Prilep, Fair Place King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan donated, together with the Metochion of Saint Demetrius in Prilep, a fair in the vicinity of this metochion (Metohь Svetii Dimitrїe u Prilěpě, što priložihu Misinopolitova dětьca, sь nivijemь i sь vinogradi i sь voděnicami i sь Kučьkověne selištemь i sь panagiromь i sь vьseju pravinoju togo). King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan confirmed in 1343/44 the donation of the fair near the Metochion of Saint Demetrius in Prilep (Vь gradě motohь Svetyi Dimitrie (Misinopolitivь panagirь za dušnica Misinopolitovihь dětei sь nivijemь, sь vinogrady, sь voděnicijemь, sь vsěmi pravinami). In the year 1344/45 the King confirmed the donation of the fair, which was localised near to the Jewish quarter (Panigirište, počьnь ōtь Dola Evrěiska svěne dvorišta Arseneva, do dvora Petralětova i do urvišta Svetye Varvary).
Prilep, Jewish Quarter Place King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan mentioned a Jewish quarter in the vicinity of the fair of Prilep (Pilevěmь dvoromь, kьblomь .d. mь; tako i sь Kovačevěmь dvorištemь blizь ně, takožde i prěz Dolь Evrěisky blizь Arьseně, kьblu jedinomu). In the year 1344/45 the King mentioned the Jewish quarter again near the fair of Prilep (Panigirište, počьnь ōtь Dola Evrěiska svěne dvorišta Arseneva, do dvora Petralětova i do urvišta Svetye Varvary). The Jewish quarter was indicated a second time in the third charter, insofar as Dušan mentioned it in the donation of a meadow near to the Jewish quarter.